3(1)Subject to the following provisions of this Schedule, a person shall hold an office to which he is appointed under paragraph 1(2), (3) or (6) in accordance with the terms of his appointment.E+W
(2)A person shall not be appointed to such an office for more than three years at a time.
(3)A person may at any time resign such an office.
(4)The Secretary of State may at any time remove a person from such an office if satisfied that—
(a)he has without reasonable excuse failed to carry out his duties for a continuous period of three months beginning not earlier than six months before that time;
(b)he has been convicted of a criminal offence;
(c)he has become bankrupt or made an arrangement with his creditors;
(d)he is incapacitated by physical or mental illness;
(e)he has acted improperly in relation to his duties; or
(f)he is otherwise unable or unfit to perform his duties.